福建省廈門市2011-2012學年高二英語上學期期中試題新人教版

1、 廈門市五顯中學11-12學年度第一學期高二英語期中考試卷（考試時間：120分鐘，滿分：150分） 預計均分：70I 聽力（共30題，每題1.5分，滿分30分）第一節(jié)：聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. Who is the man probably?A. A taxi driver B. A hotel clerk C. The manager of the restaurant.2. Where is Toms father pro

2、bably?A. In the kitchen B. In the garden C. In the shop3. What time is it now?A.6:00 p.m. B. 10:00 p.m. C. 11:00 p.m.4. Whats wrong with the woman?A. She has a cold B. She is hungry C. She has a headache5. What are the speakers talking about?A. The woman s boots B. Their favorite colors C. The woman

3、s dress第二節(jié)：聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第六段材料，回答第6至7題。6. Why is the man so happy?A. His sister has passed an important examination.B. His family will hold a party for him.C. He will run a five-star restaurant.7

4、. What relation is the woman to the man?A. His mother B. His girlfriend C. His sister聽第七段材料，回答第8至10題。8. Whats the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Colleagues9. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. See a doctor. B. Buy an exercise machine. C. Ride a bi

5、cycle.10. What will the man do tomorrow?A. Jog together with the woman. B. Go to the gym. C. walk up and down the stairs.聽第八段材料，回答第11至14題。11. How much has the man paid for his driving lessons?A.100 pounds. B.114 pounds C. 140 pounds12. What does the teachers car look like?A. A little old. B. Small a

6、nd new. C. New and big.13. How did the man fail the driving test?A. He drove through the red lights.B. He made the wrong turn.C. He hit something.14. Why will his father be his next teacher?A. He charged less than the school.B. He can take good care of him.C. He is more experienced.聽第九段材料，回答第15至17題。

7、15. What are the speakers talking about？A. Unexpected phone calls.B. How to refuse telephone calls.C. How sell things on phone.16. What was the woman like when she received the call yesterday?A. Interested B. Patient at first C. Angry from the start17. What can we learn about the man?A. He entered a

8、 contest and won a free trip to the Bahamas.B. He would have to pay for all the expenses except the air fare.C. He was happy to hear the good news.聽第十段材料，回答第18至20題。18. What did Abraham find on his way home?A. A handbag B. A wallet C. A schoolbag19. How did he do with it?A. He kept it for himself.B.

9、He gave it to the owner.C. He gave it to the policeman.20. Why was the young woman surprised?A. Abraham described her lost item.B. She had seen Abraham before.C. Abraham had her photo.二單選題:（15）1. Did Tom go to his uncles?_.I asked whether Tom went to his uncles.A. Dont ask me. B. What happened C. Of

10、 course D. Pardon2. -What do you think of the book? -Oh, excellent. Its worth _ a second time.A. reading B. to be read C to read D. being read3. The incomes of skilled workers went up. _, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.A. Otherwise B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Moreover4. No one has _ anyt

11、hing better than the plan now under consideration.A. put up with B. come up C. put forward D. come up to5. Bill wasnt happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and_.A.I was neither B. Neither was I C. I was either D. either was I6. Her pale face suggested that she _ badly ill and I suggested she

12、 _to hospital without delay.A. be; should be sent B. was; be sent C. be; was sent D. was; was sent7. 0nly when I left my parents for Italy _ how much I loved them.A. I realized B. I had realized C. had I realized D. did I realized8. John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work _, he glad

13、ly accepted it.A. finished B. having finished C. finishing D. was finished 9. To our great _, his health has been improving since the operation.A. regret B. delight C. credit D. disappointment10. Come and see whenever_.A. you are convenient B. it is convenient to youC. you will be convenient D. it w

14、ill be convenient to you11. _ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.A. Attracting B. Attracted C. Having attracted D. To be attracted 12. I have had my bike_, and Im going to have somebody_ my radio tomorrow.A. repair; to repair B. repairing; to

15、be repairedC. to repair; repairing D. repaired; repair13. The young man acted strangely during the interview. He made a bad _on the employer.A. opinion B. experience C. expression D. impression14. After the long journey, the three of them went back home,_.A. hungrily and tiredly B. hungry and tiredl

16、yC. hungrily and tired D. hungry and tired15. Jack has had no _ experience of this kind of job, but he got the job offer just due to his honesty.A. obvious B. cautious C. previous D. precious三完形填空：(20)I filled my afternoon with small kindness today. It didnt take much_36_or effort，but I hope it made

17、 a small difference to the people who_37_it.I stopped at the supermarket to buy some_38_for my daughter Rita. I also decided to get a few more for my husband and me. Armed with the hamburgers，I went on to my second_39_a local bookshop. I wanted to see if it had any book on pets，since Rita_40_ them.W

18、hile I was there，I_41_the lady at the counter. She said I was the second_42_to the shop that day with lovely smelling hamburgers. I jokingly replied that there were only_43_things she could doeither_44_them，if she was on a diet (節(jié)食) or go to the supermarket and get some. She replied she would prefer

19、 the second choice.“Even_45_”，I said，“Ill give you mine.” With that，I placed them on the_46_ and walked straight out. I caught her surprise as I_47_：“I thought you were joking！”It had been_48_heavily so everyone looked quite wet. I noticed a homeless lady selling the “Big Issue” (a magazine that_49_

20、homeless people) who looked particularly_50_so I gave her all my change (零錢) but asked her to_51_the magazine. I then went back to my car. I had to pay for two hours of_52_instead of one because I didnt have the correct change，so I_53_had an hour left on my parking. I waited until I saw a young coup

21、le_54_ in and gave it to them. They were a little surprised but quite_55_.Then I went home with a smile on my face.36A. knowledge Binformation Cspace Dtime37A. carried Bcollected Creceived Ddiscovered38A. drinks Bhamburgers Cmagazines Dgifts39A. office Bfactory Cstop Dstation40A. loves Bimproves Cmi

22、sses Dunderstands41A. cared about Btalked with Clooked for Ddealt with42A. foreigner Bman Cowner Dperson43A. four Bthree Ctwo Dfive44A. avoid Beat Cenjoy Dsmell45A. busier Bbetter C. cleverer Dcleaner46A. counter Bbed Ccar Dfloor47A. appeared Brefused Centered Dleft48A. snowing Bblowing Craining Dsm

23、oking49A. protects Blikes Cintroduces Dsupports50A. warm Bcold Cangry Dactive51A. keep Bprint Cread Dopen52A. swimming Bwaiting Cparking Dshopping53A. also Bstill Cnever Doften54A. look Bfly Cwalk Ddrive55A. pleased Binterested Cworried Ddisappointed四、閱讀理解（每小題2分，共計30分）AWhen Han Duan started her prof

24、essional career at 16, Chinas national womens football team was defeated in the final of the World Cup by the US. While she was asked to play in her first World Cup in 2003, she largely remained on the bench after the first match. But things have changed. Now, Han is one of the most important player

25、s in Chinas team. “I cant wait to play. Life is short. You must make the most out of it,” Han always says like that. Han wants every possible honor that a football player can get an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal. She has always been good at sports, especially swimming and horizontal ba

26、rs. At school, she was the fastest in the 60m and 100m. But the reason she picked football was that she wanted to get more compliments (稱贊). “Football is for boys. But I feel more fulfilled when I can do better than them and win more compliments,” she said. Later, when she entered a football school,

27、 the coach always asked Han to show others what to do. However, nobody can be good at everything. Han described her singing as “howling” and the only school subject she was good at was Chinese. “I was very happy every time my essay was posted on the wall for my schoolmates to read.” But Han still ha

28、s some regrets about her school years. Her handwriting was terrible at school. She ever wanted to improve her handwriting but didnt achieve much. “My fans ask for my signature (簽名), so Id better practice and practice. Its not too late,” she says.56. In the World Cup in 2003, Han Duan was a(n) _.A. m

29、ember of the audience B. unimportant player C. team captain D. fan of a sports star57. What does the underlined part in the second paragraph imply?A. Han Duan seizes every chance to learn more to fulfill herself.B. Han Duan never wastes any of her practicing time.C. Han Duan seizes every chance to t

30、ake part in matches.D. Han Duan has become ill and she will die quite soon. 58. According to the passage, we know that Han Duan _.A. has won an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medalB. was good at sports when she was at schoolC. did very well in singing and Chinese when she was at schoolD. ofte

31、n gets compliments because of her beautiful handwriting59. From the fourth paragraph, it can be inferred that Han Duan most probably _.A. felt sad as the boys laughed at her B. felt proud as she got compliments from others C. felt sad as she was too strong as a girlD. hated herself as she couldnt do

32、 anything else well 60. Whats the best title of this passage?A. Growth of a sports star. B. The World Cup.C. Honor of a football player.D. Star of tomorrow.BHere is the Nine Oclock News： 1. President AbsulKrim of Syria says that the danger of war in the Middle East is greater now than for the past t

33、wo years. His country does not want war， he says， but the Syrian people have waited too long for an end to the troubles with their neighbors. If war comes， says Mr. Krim will be ready. 2. Ben Kitson，a writer of stories and plays for children， has died at his home in California. Mr. Kitson was 82. Hi

34、s most famous book of stories，“The Gentlemans House” sells all over the world， in more than twenty-five languages. 3. Policemen in New York have gone on strike. Their leader Mr. Paul Angeli says that they will return to work only when they receive more money for working long hours and doing what Mr.

35、 Angeli calls “the most dangerous job in the city”。 4. It has been a good year on the farm. The warm， wet spring and the fine summer have been very good for all kinds of food plants. This means that fruits and vegetables will cost less in the shops this year. 5. MORE than 1，100 people committed suic

36、ide（自殺）in Beijing last year， and experts have been encouraging the capital to set up a mental health care system as soon as possible， local media reported last week. About 20 per cent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions， with 3 per cent of these suffering from affective disorder an

37、d 5 per cent reporting symptoms（癥狀）of depression， according to the Beijing Mental Health Service Centre.61. The Syrian people _.A. are ready and waiting for warB. are ready to wait another two years for warC. do not want war， but will be ready if it comesD. are a great danger of peace in the Middle

38、East62. Mr. Kitson wrote _.A. plays and stories for childrenB. 82 stories about his home in CaliforniaC. in more than twenty-five languagesD. books， and then sold them all over the world63. It can be inferred from the third piece of news that _.A. policemen in New York hate their dangerous jobsB. po

39、licemen in New York love their important jobsC. the government will refuse to raise the policemens salary and the policemen will never return to workD. the government will be forced to raise the policemens salary and the policemen will return to work64. As food plants have grown well， _.A. fruit and

40、 vegetables will be cheaper this yearB. there will be a warm，wet spring and a fine summerC. food will be cheaper than it was in the springD. plants will be cheaper in the shops this year65. What is the best title for the last pieces of news？A. MORE than 1,100 people committed suicide（自殺） in Beijing

41、last year.B. About 20 per cent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions.C. Beijing needs mental health careD. People living in Beijing suffer a lot. CIt seems that great artists and scientists often suffer from mental （精神的） problems. Both Einstein and Dickens had mental illness. Now sci

42、entists have started to look at whether mental illness and genius are linked.Dr. Adele Juda studied 5，000 creative people in Germany. She found there were more people with mental illness in this group than in the general population. Poets had the highest rate （比例） of mental illness， followed by musi

43、cians， with lower numbers for painters and architects.Other scientists did research which also showed a strong link between mental problems and creativity. But， it did nothing to explain it.Dr. Ruth Richards of Harvard University made a breakthrough. Instead of studying creative people， she took a g

44、roup of psychiatric （精神病的） patients and tested them for creativity. The patients got much higher scores than a normal group. Also， the patients close relatives were much more creative than the patients and a normal group. This suggests that the key to the link between creativity and mental illness i

45、s in our genes. But this is a problem. According to Darwinism， harmful genes should be removed. Some scientists believe that evolution （進化） has created a balance， where the madness of a few people leads to the development of the whole human race.Geniuses may be mad， bad or just difficult to understa

46、nd， but their discoveries have improved the world we live in. It seems that a little creative madness is good for us all.66. According to Dr. Adele Juda, which of the following has the lowest rate _of mental illness？A. Painters. B. Musicians. C. Poets. D. Bus drivers.67. The underlined phrase made a

47、 breakthrough in the 4th paragraph means _.A. discover or find something new and importantB. make a way through using forceC .（of the sun or moon ） appear from behind （clouds）D. suddenly change （from a slower to a faster pace）68. Based on the research of Dr. Ruth Richards of Harvard University， we c

48、an conclude that _.A. great artists and scientists often suffer from mental problemsB. the patients close relatives were much more creative than the patients and a normal groupC. psychiatric patients have more creativity than the average peopleD. it is our genes that determine the link between creat

49、ivity and mental illness69.Which of the following statements is NOT true？A. Among the 5，000 creative people in Germany，more people suffer from mental diseases than the general population.B. There is a strong link between mental problems and creativity.C. Psychiatric patients make greater contributio

50、ns than common people.D. The key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes.70.What is the writers attitude toward madness？A. Madness is harmful to the whole society.B. A little creative madness is good for us all.C. All the talented people are mad.D. Only the people with ment

51、al illness have more creativity.第二卷第一節(jié)：選詞填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）詞組的形式已給出，直接填入相應的句中。absorbed in , concentrate on , depend on, apart from , lost sight of, left out , was accused of , suffered from, consists of, as though 71. There was no problem in your paper_ the one I mentioned before.72. Mary looked

52、at me, _ she had something to say.73. The children were so _ their game that they did not feel hungry.74. Many places in South China _ drought this year.75. The old men leads a simple life; his breakfast _dry bread and a cup of tea.76. The woman _ having beaten her four-year-old daughter.77. The man stood at the bank waving to his friends until he _ their boat.78. This word is wrongly spelt; youve _ a letter.79. I cant _ my studies with all that noise going on.80. The young birds _ their pa